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Every NFL dynasty must end. The cruelties of age, finances of free agency and emergence of other superpowers eventually finish them. This is the reality the New England Patriots.

After the Patriots lost Super Bowl XLVI to the New York Giants, head coach Bill Belichick was not in the mood to discuss anything but the game itself, and even that was a brief affair. He stared straight ahead, unwilling to meet most questioners in the eye, and repeated variations of the following:

“It was very competitive,” Belichick said, his face ashen. “You know, we just came up a little bit short tonight. That’s about all there is to say.”

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